Wildwood, Missouri, November 20, 2014 - Peak Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKIS) today
announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock
at a price to the public of $9.00 per share. The shares will begin trading on the NASDAQ
Global Market on November 21, 2014, under the ticker symbol "SKIS."
All of the 10,000,000 shares in the offering are offered by Peak Resorts. The underwriters
also have been granted a 45-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional
1,500,000 shares from the company on the same terms and conditions.
The shares are expected to be delivered on or about November 26, 2014, subject to
customary closing conditions. Net proceeds of the offering are expected to be
approximately $82 million. The company intends to use the funds primarily to reduce
outstanding debt with the remainder available for working capital and general corporate
purposes, including future acquisitions.
FBR and Stifel are serving as active joint book-runners for the offering. Baird is also serving
as a book-runner for the offering. Janney Montgomery Scott and Oppenheimer are acting
as co-managers for the offering.
The registration statement for the company relating to these securities was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2014. This press
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, and there shall
not be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Any offer or sale will be made only by means of a written prospectus forming part of the
effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus relating to these securities
may be obtained, when available, from FBR Capital Markets & Co., Attention: Prospectus
Department, 1300 17th Street North, Suite 1400, Arlington, VA 22209, via telephone at
(800) 846-5050 or email at prospectuses@fbr.com; and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated, Attention: Syndicate Department, One South Street, 15th Floor, Baltimore,
MD 21202, via telephone at (855) 300-7136 or email at SyndProspectus@stifel.com.
About Peak Resorts: Headquartered in Missouri, Peak Resorts is a leading owner and
operator of high-quality, individually branded ski resorts in the U.S. The company currently
operates 13 ski resorts primarily located in the Northeast and Midwest, 12 of which are
company owned. The majority of the resorts are located within 100 miles of major
metropolitan markets, including New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and St.
Louis, enabling day and overnight drive accessibility. The resorts under the company's
umbrella offer a breadth of activities, services and amenities, including skiing,
snowboarding, terrain parks, tubing, dining, lodging, equipment rentals and sales, ski and
snowboard instruction and mountain biking and other summer activities.
Forward Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the future outlook and performance of Peak Resorts, within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to a variety
of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current
expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risk factors that
could affect the company's ability to consummate the offering and other risks and
uncertainties that are contained in its filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Peak Resorts undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
For Further Information:
Heather Wietzel
616-233-0500
InvestorRelations@PeakResorts.com